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Installation & Operation Manual for the

Active Vibration Cancellation (AVC) System Rev. – December 15, 2014

2 Installation & Operation Manual for the Active Vibration Cancellation (AVC) System

Table of Contents

Section 1, Equipment Description .................................................................................................. 3

System Components ................................................................................................................................. 3

Specifications ............................................................................................................................................ 3

Section 2, Installation....................................................................................................................... 4

Install the AVC Balancer ........................................................................................................................... 4

Install the Accelerometer ........................................................................................................................... 5

Attach the Wiring Harnesses ..................................................................................................................... 6

AVC Controller & Over-Temp Thermistor .................................................................................................. 8

Section 3, Operation....................................................................................................................... 10

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 10

Serial Port Configuration ......................................................................................................................... 10

Commands ............................................................................................................................................. 10

Installation & Operation Manual for the 3 Active Vibration Cancellation (AVC) System

Section 1 Equipment Description

System Components

The Sunpower Active Vibration Cancellation (AVC) system includes an AVC balancer, AVC controller, over-

temp thermistor cable, accelerometer cable, power wiring harness, and instrumentation wiring harness as shown

in figure 1.

Figure 1. Active Vibration Cancellation (AVC) System Components

Specifications

Mass (cryocooler with AVC balancer attached)

MT: 2.6 kg

CT: 3.5 kg

GT: 3.5 kg

Length (cryocooler with AVC balancer attached)

MT: 275 mm

CT: 305 mm

GT: 325 mm


Section 2 Installation

Install the AVC Balancer

If a passive balancer is attached to the cryocooler, remove the bolt from the middle of the passive balancer and

remove the passive balancer from the cryocooler. Now install the AVC balancer as follows:

1. Unscrew and remove the hex standoff from the balancer (figure 2).

2. Screw the hex standoff onto the cryocooler end plate.

3. Place the balancer onto the hex standoff, insert the long bolt through the middle of the balancer and into the

hex standoff, and tighten the bolt. (Figure 3 shows the AVC balancer attached to a cryocooler.)

Figure 2. AVC Balancer

Figure 3. AVC Balancer Installed on a CryoTel CT Cryocooler


Install the Accelerometer

Attach the AVC accelerometer (figure 4) (Sunpower part number 300AD-99678-108-015) to the end plate of the

CryoTel cryocooler with the provided #5-40 bolt into the end plate of the cryocooler (figure 5). If the cryocooler

is an older model not equipped with a #5-40 threaded hole, then use a small amount of super glue to attach the

accelerometer onto the end plate in the location shown in figure 5.

Figure 4. AVC Accelerometer Cable

Figure 5. AVC Accelerometer Installed with a Screw onto a Cryocooler


Attach the Wiring Harnesses

The components of the AVC system are interconnected with the cryocooler and with other interfacing equipment

using the two supplied wiring harnesses: the power wiring harness, and the instrumentation wiring harness.

Power Wiring Harness

The power wiring harness (figure 6) has four connections:

• DC Power Supply Leads – A black lead and a red lead that connect to the DC power supply [not included]

for the cooler.

• AVC Controller Power Wiring Harness Connector – A D-sub connector with various pin sizes that connects

to the power wiring harness connector on the AVC controller.

• Cryocooler Power Connector – A two-pin connector that mounts to the back plate of the cryocooler and

connects to the two feedthrough pins used to power the cryocooler.

• AVC Balancer Power Connector – A small, two-conductor white plastic connector that connects to the pow-

er connector on the AVC balancer’s power cable (figure 2).

Figure 6. Power Wiring Harness


Instrumentation Wiring Harness

The instrumentation wiring harness (figure 7) has five connections:

• Computer Connector – A molded plastic, 9-pin, female RS-232 serial communications connector that con-

nects to an RS-232 serial port on a computer for relaying control commands and replies.

• AVC Controller Instrumentation Wiring Harness Connector – A molded plastic 37-pin D-sub connector

that connects to the instrumentation wiring harness connector on the AVC controller.

• Over-Temp Thermistor Connector – A small, black, two-pin plastic connector that connects to the plastic

connector on the over-temp thermistor cable.

• Accelerometer Connector – A small, black, three-pin plastic connector that connects to the plastic connector

on the accelerometer cable.

• RTD Leads – Four leads that connect to the Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD) wire supplied with the

cryocooler. The RTD wire is attached to an RTD which is attached to the thermal load or to the cryocooler’s

cold tip as described in the cryocooler installation and operation manual.

Figure 7. Instrumentation Wiring Harness


AVC Controller & Over-Temp Thermistor

The AVC controller (figure 8) drives the AVC balancer as well as the cryocooler. A feature of the AVC controller

that is not among the features of the standard CryoTel controllers is the reject over-temperature alarm. A provided

thermistor (figure 9) is attached to the cooling fins via the available threaded hole (or near the water jacket via

thermal epoxy in the case of water cooled systems [figure 10]). If the thermistor reaches 70 °C during operation,

the controller will cut off power to the cryocooler until the temperature drops below 70 °C.

Figure 8. AVC Controller


Figure 9. Over-Temp Thermistor Cable

Figure 10. Thermistor Attached to the Cryocooler with Epoxy


Section 3 Operation

Introduction

This section lists all the commands available for use with an AVC controller over the RS-232 interface and re-

places the command reference section of the cryocooler user manual.

Serial Port Configuration

Baud Rate .......... 9600

Data Bit ............... 8

Parity .................. none

Stop Bits ............. 1

Flow Control ....... none

Commands

The following subsections describe the terminal emulator commands and provide examples of what is displayed

on the computer screen as you enter the command and receive a reply. All of the parameters set using these com-

mands will be retained in memory when the controller is power cycled unless otherwise noted.

1) Display the current control status of the controller

a) Command: COOLER<CR>

b) This command displays the current control status of the controller.

Control Modes:

OFF – The cryocooler is OFF or being powered down and turned OFF.

ON – The cryocooler is running in temperature control mode and will attempt to maintain the temperature set using

the TTARGET command.

POWER – The cryocooler is running in power control mode and will maintain the commanded power set using the

PWOUT command.

2) Set the control mode of the controller

a) Command: COOLER=<VAL><CR>

b) This command is User locked.

c) This command sets the control mode of the controller.

Control Modes:

OFF – The cryocooler ramp down and powered OFF.

ON – The cryocooler is running in temperature control mode and will attempt to maintain the temperature set using

the TTARGET command.

POWER – The cryocooler is running in power control mode and will maintain the commanded power set using the

PWOUT command.

COOLER

ON

COOLER=OFF

OFF


3) Display the current commanded power and power limits

a) Command: E<CR>

b) The top value is the maximum allowable power for the current temperature. The middle value is the minimum al-

lowable power. The bottom value is the current commanded power. All values displayed with this command are in

watts.

4) Display the current controller error flags

a) Command: ERROR<CR>

b) All active errors are displayed simultaneously. Each error flag will cause the cooler to stop running or keep it from

running.

Visual indication (when LCD is ON) - when any error flag is active:

The LCD will flicker ON and OFF at approximately 0.4s interval.

The LCD’s content will toggle between the regular data and an error screen.

The error screen will have the ERROR command’s output.

The regular screen will have an ERROR flag on the upper right corner.

Error codes:

00000001 - High Reject Temperature

00000010 - Low Reject Temperature

10000000 - Over Current Error

11111111 - Invalid Configuration

5) Display the derivative constant of the temperature control loop

a) Command: KD<CR>

b) Returns the proportional constant of the temperature control loop.

6) Set the derivative constant of the temperature control loop

a) Command: KD=<VAL><CR>


c) <VAL> is the user defined derivative constant of the temperature control loop.

E

085.00

060.00

075.00

ERROR

00001010

KD

001.00000

KD=0.2

000.20000


7) Display the integral constant of the temperature control loop

a) Command: KI<CR>

b) Returns the integral constant of the temperature control loop.

8) Set the integral constant of the temperature control loop

a) Command: KI=<VAL><CR>


c) <VAL> is the user defined integral constant of the temperature control loop.

9) Display the proportional constant of the temperature control loop

a) Command: KP<CR>

b) Returns the proportional constant of the temperature control loop.

10) Set the proportional constant of the temperature control loop

a) Command: KP=<VAL><CR>


c) <VAL> is the user defined proportional constant of the temperature control loop.

11) Display the current status of the LCD

a) Command: LCD<CR>

b) Returns the current status of the LCD.

12) Set the state of the LCD

a) Command: LCD=<VAL><CR>


LCD states:

ON – LCD is regularly updated.

OFF – LCD is not updated.

KI

001.00000

KI=0.5

000.50000

KP

001.00000

KP=5

005.00000

LCD

OFF

LCD=ON ON


13) Display User lock state

a) Command: LOGIN<CR>

b) Returns the User lock state.

User lock states:

0 – Controller parameters and features mark “User locked” are fully accessible.

1 – Controller parameters and features mark “User locked” are restricted and write protected.

14) Clear User lock state

a) Command: LOGIN=<PASSWORD><CR>

b) Enable access to the commands designated as “User locked.”

c) A return of 0 confirms that controller parameters are unlocked.

d) <PASSWORD> is the current user defined password. The default password is STIRLING.

15) Set User lock state

a) Command: LOGOUT=<PASSWORD><CR>

b) Disable access to the commands designated as “User locked.”

c) A return of 1 confirms that controller parameters are locked.

d) <PASSWORD> is the current user defined password. The default password is STIRLING.

16) Display the current operating cryocooler type

a) Command: MODE<CR>

b) Returns the current operating cryocooler type.

Cryocooler Types:

CT – The controller is configured to control CryoTel CT cryocoolers.

GT – The controller is configured to control CryoTel GT cryocoolers.

MT – The controller is configured to control CryoTel MT cryocoolers.

17) Display the cryocooler power as measured by the controller

a) Command: P<CR>

b) Returns the cooler power in watts as measured by the controller.

LOGIN

001.00

LOGIN=STIRLING

000.00

LOGOUT=STIRLING

001.00

MODE

GT

P

070.00


18) Set user password

a) Command: PASSWD=<VAL><CR>


c) A return of 1 confirms the password has been changed.

d) <VAL> is the user defined password. The default password is STIRLING.

e) The password must be between 1 and 10 characters in length.

19) Display the user commanded power

a) Command: PWOUT<CR>

b) Returns the commanded power when in power control mode as set by the COOLER=POWER command.

20) Set the user commanded power

a) Command: PWOUT=<VAL><CR>


c) Set commanded power when in power control mode as set by the COOLER=POWER command.

d) <VAL> is the target power in watts. While any number from 0.0 to 999.99 can be input, the controller will only

command a power that will not damage the cryocooler.

21) Display the configured temperature sensor type

a) Command: SENSOR<CR>

b) Returns the currently configured temperature sensor.

Supported temperature sensors:

DT-670 – Lake Shore Silicon Diode DT-670

PT-100 – Lake Shore Platinum RTD PT-100

22) Display relevant system information

a) Command: STATUS<CR>

b) Returns relevant system information.

PASSWD=ABC123

001.00

PWOUT

070.00

PWOUT=77

077.00

SENSOR

PT-100

STATUS

Stopped.

Mode = MT

Power Measured = 000.00

Power Commanded = 000.00

Target Temp = 077.00

Reject Temp = 025.30

Coldhead Temp = 115.23


23) Display the temperature sensor reading in kelvin

a) Command: TC<CR>

b) Returns the cold head temperature in kelvin.

24) Display the reject temperature in Celsius

a) Command: TEMP<SP>RJ<CR>

b) Returns the current reject temperature measured at the base of the fins on the cooler. Reject temperature is displayed

in Celsius.

25) Display target temperature in kelvin

a) Command: TTARGET<CR>

b) Returns the target temperature of the controller in kelvin when in temperature control mode (default mode).

26) Set target temperature

a) Command: TTARGET=<VAL><CR>


c) Set the temperature the cryocooler will try to attain (to ±0.1 K) when in temperature control mode.

d) <VAL> is the value of the desired target temperature in kelvin.

27) Display current controller code version

a) Command: VERSION<CR>

b) Returns the current controller coder version.

TEMP RJ

025.30

TC

295.21

TTARGET

077.00

TTARGET=77

077.00

VERSION

1.0.4

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